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Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (Virgin Australia) today announced three transactions designed to accelerate the growth of the business, diversify its earnings and increase competition in Australia.

The transactions include:

making a placement of shares to Singapore Airlines, which will see Singapore Airlines owning a 10% interest in Virgin Australia Holdings;

entering a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire 60% of the existing shares in Tiger Australia from Tiger Airways; and

entering an in-principle agreement with Skywest to acquire 100% of its business.

Virgin Australia Chief Executive Officer John Borghetti said: “The transactions announced today are in line with Virgin Australia’s strategy to become the airline of choice in all markets, in order to diversify our earnings and drive growth opportunities for the business.

“The acquisition of Tiger Australia and Skywest provides Virgin Australia with a strong presence in the budget, Fly-in Fly-Out (FIFO) and regional markets, enabling us to fast-track our expansion in these areas and become a stronger competitor”, Mr Borghetti said.